Recognised as Colour

#D72A75

#D72A75
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#D72A75 is a red with RGB values 215, 42, 117 and HSL 334°, 68%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#D72A75

RGBrgb(215, 42, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.1647, 0.4588

RGB percentages84.3%, 16.5%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(334, 68.4%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334, 80.5%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 80.5%, 45.6%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,101,109

CSS custom property--colour: #D72A75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#28D58A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555F77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#848071no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EA004Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.7 Deep pink · ΔE 18.4 Hot pink · ΔE 20.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3 Indian red · ΔE 32.5 Crimson · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2AD78C

Analogous#D72ACB, #D7352A

Triadic#75D72A, #2A75D7

Split complementary#2AD735, #2ACCD7

Tetradic#CCD72A, #2AD78C, #362AD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7D6E4

Lighter +30%#EFABC8

Lighter +20%#E780AD

Lighter +10%#DF5591

Darker −10%#AD215E

Darker −20%#821946

Darker −30%#58102F

Darker −40%#2D0818

More saturated +25%#F70A71

Less saturated −25%#B74A79

Channel breakdown

R215

G42

B117

Red215 (84.3%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue333.99°

Saturation (HSL)68.38%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G 2A · B 75

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